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Case#: 2020-cr-00038 Document#: 6423-22 Filed#: 2023/01/22 Page#: 6 of 10 128 LBG8MAXVD1 1 MR. PAGLIUCA: No, your Honor. Thank you. 2 THE COURT: Thank you. 3 Juror No. 49, thank you. My law clerk is going to 4 give you instructions about the next step. Thank you for your 5 time. 6 (Juror exits courtroom) 7 THE COURT: Juror No. 50. 8 (Juror present) 9 THE COURT: Good afternoon, Juror No. 50. I am Judge 10 Nathan. It's nice to see you in person, and thank you for your 11 time. 12 I am going to ask you some follow-up questions related 13 to some of your responses that you provided and some additional 14 questions. 15 First, as I instructed you earlier, the defendant in 16 this case, Ms. Maxwell, is presumed innocent of all charges 17 unless and until the government proves her guilt beyond a 18 reasonable doubt. Are you able to follow that instruction? 19 JUROR: Yes. 20 THE COURT: As I instructed you, until you are excused 21 from the case, you may not take in any kind of media about the 22 case, social media, TV, radio, online, print, anything, or 23 discuss the case with anyone. Would you have any difficulty 24 following that instruction? 25 JUROR: No. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00009791 --- PAGE BREAK --- Case#: 2020-cr-00038 Document#: 6423-2 Filed#: 10/3/2022 Page#: 6 of 10 LBG8MAXVD1 134 1 THE COURT: Do you listen to the radio? 2 JUROR: I do not. I do listen to music, though. 3 THE COURT: What about podcasts? 4 JUROR: I do not. 5 THE COURT: Hobbies or things you do for fun? 6 JUROR: I love to travel and hang out with friends. 7 THE COURT: Have you ever followed a criminal case 8 either on the news or podcasts or the like? 9 JUROR: I have not. 10 THE COURT: Any clubs or organizations to which you 11 contribute time or money? 12 JUROR: I do not contribute to anything right now. 13 THE COURT: You have in the past? 14 JUROR: In college. 15 THE COURT: In these questions, I have tried to, of 16 course, get a sense of whether you can be fair to both sides in 17 this case. Any doubt about your ability to do that? 18 JUROR: No. 19 THE COURT: Other than what I have asked you, do you 20 have any reason to think that you can't be fair and impartial 21 here? 22 JUROR: I do not. 23 THE COURT: Counsel, any questions? 24 MS. POMERANTZ: No. Thank you. 25 MS. STERNHEIM: No. Thank you. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00009797 --- PAGE BREAK --- Case#: 2020-cr-00038 Document#: 6423-2 Filed: 03/21/2022 P age#of10 132 LBG8MAXVD1 1 MS. POMERANTZ: No. 2 MS. STERNHEIM: No. 3 THE COURT: Juror No. 50, how old are you? 4 JUROR: I am 35. 5 THE COURT: What county do you live in? 6 JUROR: I live in Manhattan. 7 THE COURT: How long have you lived here? 8 JUROR: Ten years. 9 THE COURT: How far did you go in school? 10 JUROR: I finished my bachelor's degree. 11 THE COURT: What did you study? 12 JUROR: Finance. 13 THE COURT: Are you working now? 14 JUROR: Yes. 15 THE COURT: What kind of work? 16 JUROR: I am an executive assistant in finance. 17 THE COURT: And you work at a private company of some kind? 18 kind? 19 JUROR: Yes. 20 THE COURT: How long have you been in that position? 21 JUROR: With this company, almost four years now. 22 THE COURT: Same position with another company prior to that? 23 to that? 24 JUROR: Yes. Ever since I graduated college in 2008. 25 THE COURT: Do you live with anybody? SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00009795

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Case#: 2020-cr-00038 Document#: 6423-22 Filed#: 2023/01/22 Page#: 6 of 10 128 LBG8MAXVD1 1 MR. PAGLIUCA: No, your Honor. Thank you. 2 THE COURT: Thank you. 3 Juror No. 49, thank you. My law clerk is going to 4 give you instructions about the next step. Thank you for your 5 time. 6 (Juror exits courtroom) 7 THE COURT: Juror No. 50. 8 (Juror present) 9 THE COURT: Good afternoon, Juror No. 50. I am Judge 10 Nathan. It's nice to see you in person, and thank you for your 11 time. 12 I am going to ask you some follow-up questions related 13 to some of your responses that you provided and some additional 14 questions. 15 First, as I instructed you earlier, the defendant in 16 this case, Ms. Maxwell, is presumed innocent of all charges 17 unless and until the government proves her guilt beyond a 18 reasonable doubt. Are you able to follow that instruction? 19 JUROR: Yes. 20 THE COURT: As I instructed you, until you are excused 21 from the case, you may not take in any kind of media about the 22 case, social media, TV, radio, online, print, anything, or 23 discuss the case with anyone. Would you have any difficulty 24 following that instruction? 25 JUROR: No. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00009791
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Case#: 2020-cr-00038 Document#: 6423-2 Filed#: 10/3/2022 Page#: 6 of 10 LBG8MAXVD1 134 1 THE COURT: Do you listen to the radio? 2 JUROR: I do not. I do listen to music, though. 3 THE COURT: What about podcasts? 4 JUROR: I do not. 5 THE COURT: Hobbies or things you do for fun? 6 JUROR: I love to travel and hang out with friends. 7 THE COURT: Have you ever followed a criminal case 8 either on the news or podcasts or the like? 9 JUROR: I have not. 10 THE COURT: Any clubs or organizations to which you 11 contribute time or money? 12 JUROR: I do not contribute to anything right now. 13 THE COURT: You have in the past? 14 JUROR: In college. 15 THE COURT: In these questions, I have tried to, of 16 course, get a sense of whether you can be fair to both sides in 17 this case. Any doubt about your ability to do that? 18 JUROR: No. 19 THE COURT: Other than what I have asked you, do you 20 have any reason to think that you can't be fair and impartial 21 here? 22 JUROR: I do not. 23 THE COURT: Counsel, any questions? 24 MS. POMERANTZ: No. Thank you. 25 MS. STERNHEIM: No. Thank you. SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00009797
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Case#: 2020-cr-00038 Document#: 6423-2 Filed: 03/21/2022 P age#of10 132 LBG8MAXVD1 1 MS. POMERANTZ: No. 2 MS. STERNHEIM: No. 3 THE COURT: Juror No. 50, how old are you? 4 JUROR: I am 35. 5 THE COURT: What county do you live in? 6 JUROR: I live in Manhattan. 7 THE COURT: How long have you lived here? 8 JUROR: Ten years. 9 THE COURT: How far did you go in school? 10 JUROR: I finished my bachelor's degree. 11 THE COURT: What did you study? 12 JUROR: Finance. 13 THE COURT: Are you working now? 14 JUROR: Yes. 15 THE COURT: What kind of work? 16 JUROR: I am an executive assistant in finance. 17 THE COURT: And you work at a private company of some kind? 18 kind? 19 JUROR: Yes. 20 THE COURT: How long have you been in that position? 21 JUROR: With this company, almost four years now. 22 THE COURT: Same position with another company prior to that? 23 to that? 24 JUROR: Yes. Ever since I graduated college in 2008. 25 THE COURT: Do you live with anybody? SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00009795